KUALA LUMPURL: Deepavali, or Diwali as referred to in some parts of India, is the Festival of Lights. The religious origins of Diwali in North India lie in Lord Ram defeating Ravana and returning to Ayodhya from a 14-year exile. I associate Diwali and the days leading up to it with unmediated, unadulterated fun. Most days, we grapple with hate, bigotry and violence. It is on those days we must remember that perhaps, there are days which are about love and community.

Source: New Strait Times October 25, 2019 04:52 UTC